Tampa Bay cops take steps to reach Hispanics, starting with social media
The challenge is greatest in Hillsborough County, where nearly a third of the population is Hispanic. One question for communities: Whether agencies do immigration enforcement.
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Natalia Verdina, left, heads up the new social media program with the Hillsborough County Sheriff s Office. Among those featured in department videos is Deputy Lorette Choli Nordelo, right. [ JUAN CARLOS CHAVEZ | Times ]
Published May 10
Deputy Lorette âCholiâ Nordelo works the night shift patrolling the Town Nâ Country area, where speaking Spanish enables her to connect with people she meets on the job.
âIt is a blessing to be able to help the Latino people in my community,â says Nordelo, 31 who came to the United States from Ecuador at age 10. âLanguage barriers donât matter. We will always find any way to help them.â
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Deaf, mute man scarred after Tampa attack, mother says
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TAMPA, Fla. - Speaking to FOX 13 through the help of a translator, a woman we’ll call Maria says a recent attack on her 25-year-old deaf and mute son has left him scarred. He wakes up at night in fear because, when this happened, this person waved a gun at this face.and he is seeing a mental health doctor, she said.
It happened early in the morning on October 13 of last year. The victim was at a bus stop on North 40th Street when he was approached by the man shown in the newly-released composite sketch. He pulled a gun and struck the victim in the head multiple times before taking the victim s bag and taking off in a newer model Ford pickup.